Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at his official residence in the capital Tokyo on Friday, March 17, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at his official residence in the capital Tokyo on Friday, March 17, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at his official residence in the capital Tokyo on Friday, March 17, 2023. AFP PHOTO

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Friday to increase childcare leave benefits in a bid to reverse the East Asian country's plummeting birth rate.

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